A child friendly guide to the essentials of photography.

Maps, photographs, illustrations, and text present information about the continents of the world.

"Updated guide to birds in North America, for kids"--

A leading photographer shares the secrets of the photography trade in a practical guide to taking the best travel photographs, outlining a basic photography kit, tips on equipment, and practical techniques for protecting one's equipment, preventing damage to exposed film, selecting the best subjects, and more. Original.

Ever wish you could talk to your dog? Well, now you can! Master dog language in this National Geographic Kids guide to pet behaviour. How to Speak Dog is an amusing, informative guide to the body language of dogs with additional facts, games and tips, designed to entertain children as well as encourage responsible pet care. Learn why Rover likes to lift his leg on fire hydrants, what it means when he rolls over, what each tail position says about your dog, and a lot more. This guide features: * More than 50 different pup poses with detailed explanations of their meaning;* Test yourself in the interactive Doggie Dilemma" section, in which our canine expert presents the scenario and you determine what it means;* Vet care and advice, wacky fun facts, training tips and more than 100 dog photos.

Invites readers to recognize different patterns in nature, including the stripes on a tiger, the spots on a leopard, and the pattern on a butterfly's wings.

The National Geographic Bee is a local, state, and national academic contest for students in grades four through eight. The competition culminates in a finals face-off, broadcast live on National Geographic Television. This is the ultimate guide for gearing up for the events. Like the Bee, the guide has expanded its range of material to include social studies, earth and space science, the environment, and culture. Of course, geography is at its core, and the guide features the latest country and geographic statistics; selected new question rounds; updated resources; new tips from past winners; and a brand new country index full of vital stats. It's the perfect resource to help millions of school kids prepare to compete in the Bee. It's also a fun and helpful resource for trivia buffs, challenge seekers, and college-bound test-takers.

In an entertaining how-to manual, a noted photographer shares his professional secrets for creating innovative photographs of children and family life, with easy-to-follow tips and instructions that cover every aspect of the creative process of capturing important family milestones and moments for both digital and film photographers. Original. 15,000 first printing.

The official guide to the amazing virtual world of Naitonal Geographic Kids Animal Jam, this colorful, fun companion book offers novices and expert gamers alike all they need to know. Richly illustrated with colorful photography and Animal Jam-style art, this book reveals never-before-known information about the game's world and its animal inhabitants. Packed with photos, facts, and fun, it's also a great guide to real-world animals, making it both a fact extravaganza and a game handbook.

Written by a master photographer, a comprehensive introduction to the art of landscape photography for both film and digital camera users offers an overview of the latest cameras and equipment, beginning and advanced techniques, new software for editing digital images, and other valuable information, suggestions, and tips. Original. 15,000 first printing.

In this unique guide, photographer Sartore takes the mystery out of making extraordinary pictures of kids with a hilarious tour through his own family albums. Easy-to-follow tips and instructions make the creative process simple, helping parents approach photography in a whole new way.

In graphic novel format, describes how George Eastman developed the Kodak camera, and how his company changed the way people captured memories.

The latest addition to the Best Books family, this all-new guide updates the popular and critically acclaimed Best Books for Children, Seventh Edition. This thematic work is a state-of-the-art reading guide and selection tool for children's literature, enabling you to thoroughly evaluate your children's literature collection and create theme-based and genre-oriented reading lists for curriculum-related and recreational reading. The entries cover more than 6,000 titles published from 2001 to 2003, most of which have been recommended in at least two sources, and provide annotations with succinct plot summaries as well as ISBNs, book length, price, reading level, and review citations. Award-winning and series titles are noted as well. This guide is an invaluable resource for anyone working with children or children's literature.

A guide about how to understand a dog's body language and behavior illustrates such key concepts as barking, howling, panting, bared teeth, and wagging tail.

An in-depth guide to sharks includes information on where they live, how they eat, the challenges they face, and whether or not certain species pose a danger to humans.--

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